Although invasive alien plants are gaining increased attention within EPPO countries, there
is no existing widely agreed method to identify those alien plants that are considered …

Corn and soybean farmers across Indiana were surveyed in 2003 to determine the
perceived importance of weeds at the state and district levels. Weeds were considered the …

This article briefly reviews how long weed seeds can live in the soil and what happens to
them during burial. Freshly matured seeds of many weeds are water-permeable, but those of …

Burcucumber (Sicyos angulatus L.) is a highly invasive vine that has become naturalized in
the humid Black Sea region of Turkey, but previous to this study there was no information on …

Biological invasion is a complex process associated with propagule pressure, dispersal
ability, environmental constraints, and human interventions, which leave genetic signatures …

Abstract The Tamagawa floodplain of Japan experienced a series of changes in the
structure of its plant community after 1960. Today, two dominant lianas–Pueraria lobata and …

Sicyos angulatus (Cucurbitaceae) is an invasive species because of its rapid growth rate,
intensive dispersal and ability to adapt to a wide range of environments. It has become an …

Sicyos is the only member of the Cucurbitaceae known to have water‐impermeable seeds,
that is, physical dormancy (PY), and development of seeds with PY has not been studied in …

Invasive plant species pose substantial risks to wetland ecosystems, causing a loss of
biodiversity and changes to plant community structure and assembly. With an increase in …

This experiment was conducted to determine the periodicity of emergence and growth of
burcucumber (Sicyos angulatus). Burcucumber seeds collected just after passing winter …